Welcome to Asherville ...

Asherville is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asherville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Asherville is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Asherville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Asherville: 785

Communities Also Named Asherville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Asherville - they are located in Indiana and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asherville.

Communities near Asherville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asherville.

• Beloit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <4>
• Glasco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
  • Glasco is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Former names for Glasco:
  • Dell Ray
  • Glasgow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <4>
• Glen Elder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Elder
  • Glen Elder is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Elder <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Elder
  • From Asherville to Glen Elder
• Delphos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delphos
  • From Asherville to Delphos
• Jamestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Barnard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
  • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
• Randall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Randall is located in Jewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Randall
  • From Asherville to Randall
• Scottsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scottsville
  • From Asherville to Scottsville
• Gilbert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gilbert
  • From Asherville to Gilbert
• Macyville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
  • Macyville is located in Cloud County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asherville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asherville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asherville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asherville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asherville. See our Newspapers Page for Asherville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asherville ...

Looking for more information about Asherville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Asherville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asherville.

Adding Asherville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asherville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Asherville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Asherville post office opened in 1869.

We also found Asherville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asherville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asherville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/